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Ad-hoc | 7 April 2016 17:48
Leclanché SA: Fire accident in part of Leclanché factory in Germany on 7th of April early morning
EQS Group-Ad-hoc: Leclanché SA / Key word(s): Miscellaneous
2016-04-07 / 17:48
Release of an ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 KR.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
Fire accident in part of Leclanché factory in Germany on 7 th of April early morning
– No personnel injury
– Leclanché has contingency plans in place to meet its customer delivery commitments
Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland / Willstätt, Germany 07.04.2016
Leclanché GmbH in Willstätt suffered a fire accident in a section of the factory on Thursday the 7th of April around 6:00 am. The local fire fighting brigades have extinguished the fire. Measurements of the fire fighting brigades have shown no health risks for the people in the vicinity of the factory.
Two employees who have inhaled fumes were sent to hospital for precautionary checks. They have been released safe a couple of hours later. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. The production in Willstätt has been stopped today.
Leclanché has activated the contingency plans in place and is confident to meet all its delivery commitments to customers.
For further information:
Heiko Ross / Maya Aprahamian
Tél.: +41 (0) 24 424 65 83 – E-Mail : [email protected]
About Leclanché
Leclanché, which is listed on the Swiss stock exchange (SIX:LECN), has a wide range of storage products for electricity grids, large industries, homes and small offices, as well as, hybridization for mass transport systems like fleet of buses, trams etc. Established in 1909 Leclanché has been a reliable partner for battery storage technologies. Founded in the tradition of Georges Leclanché, the inventor of the dry cell battery, Leclanché today has a rich portfolio of Energy Storage Systems that include Specialized Customer-specific Battery Systems to industry leading lithium-ion solutions. Through the integration of a spin-off of the German Fraunhofer Institute in 2006, the company evolved from a traditional battery producer into one of the leading developers and manufacturers of lithium-ion cells in Europe. Leclanché’s Storage Solutions are optimized for various applications, in particular for the integration of renewable energy, diesel fuel reduction, electricity grid-connected ancillary services, peak-power shaving for heavy industries but also for heavy duty transportation in buses, trams, trains or maritime vessels. Leclanché products are characterized by a very high cycle stability (both for cells with titanate and graphite anode) and long service life. Thanks to our patented separator technology, which is a core element of lithium ion batteries, Leclanché is able to make cells with very good safety characteristics in a highly automated production process. Leclanché operates a fully automated plant for the production of large format lithium-ion cells at an annual maximum capacity of up to one million cells and is capable of running multiple chemistries through production for different cell characteristics. In addition, Leclanché offers a number of specialized battery systems through its Portable Business Unit, such as customer-specific energy storage systems for defense and medical applications. Leclanché also distributes primary and secondary batteries and accessories of other producers.
SIX Swiss Exchange: ticker symbol LECN | ISIN CH 011 030 311 9
Disclaimer
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements relating to Leclanché’s business, which can be identified by terminology such as “strategic”, “proposes”, “to introduce”, “will”, “planned”, “expected”, “commitment”, “expects”, “set”, “preparing”, “plans”, “estimates”, “aims”, “would”, “potential”, “awaiting”, “estimated”, “proposal”, or similar expressions, or by expressed or implied discussions regarding the ramp up of Leclanché’s production capacity, potential applications for existing products, or regarding potential future revenues from any such products, or potential future sales or earnings of Leclanché or any of its business units. You should not place undue reliance on these statements. Such forward-looking statements reflect the current views of Leclanché regarding future events, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such statements. There can be no guarantee that Leclanché’s products will achieve any particular revenue levels. Nor can there be any guarantee that Leclanché, or any of the business units, will achieve any particular financial results.
End of ad hoc announcement
2016-04-07 News transmitted by EQS Schweiz AG. www.eqs.com – news archive: http://switzerland.eqs.com/de/News
The issuer is responsible for the contents of the release.
Information and Explanation of the Issuer to this News:
Fire accident in part of Leclanché factory in Germany on 7 th of April early morning
– No personnel injury
– Leclanché has contingency plans in place to meet its customer delivery commitments
Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland / Willstätt, Germany 07.04.2016
Leclanché GmbH in Willstätt suffered a fire accident in a section of the factory on Thursday the 7th of April around 6:00 am. The local fire fighting brigades have extinguished the fire. Measurements of the fire fighting brigades have shown no health risks for the people in the vicinity of the factory.
Two employees who have inhaled fumes were sent to hospital for precautionary checks. They have been released safe a couple of hours later. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. The production in Willstätt has been stopped today.
Leclanché has activated the contingency plans in place and is confident to meet all its delivery commitments to customers.
For further information:
Heiko Ross / Maya Aprahamian
Tél.: +41 (0) 24 424 65 83 – E-Mail : [email protected]
About Leclanché
Leclanché, which is listed on the Swiss stock exchange (SIX:LECN), has a wide range of storage products for electricity grids, large industries, homes and small offices, as well as, hybridization for mass transport systems like fleet of buses, trams etc. Established in 1909 Leclanché has been a reliable partner for battery storage technologies. Founded in the tradition of Georges Leclanché, the inventor of the dry cell battery, Leclanché today has a rich portfolio of Energy Storage Systems that include Specialized Customer-specific Battery Systems to industry leading lithium-ion solutions. Through the integration of a spin-off of the German Fraunhofer Institute in 2006, the company evolved from a traditional battery producer into one of the leading developers and manufacturers of lithium-ion cells in Europe. Leclanché’s Storage Solutions are optimized for various applications, in particular for the integration of renewable energy, diesel fuel reduction, electricity grid-connected ancillary services, peak-power shaving for heavy industries but also for heavy duty transportation in buses, trams, trains or maritime vessels. Leclanché products are characterized by a very high cycle stability (both for cells with titanate and graphite anode) and long service life. Thanks to our patented separator technology, which is a core element of lithium ion batteries, Leclanché is able to make cells with very good safety characteristics in a highly automated production process. Leclanché operates a fully automated plant for the production of large format lithium-ion cells at an annual maximum capacity of up to one million cells and is capable of running multiple chemistries through production for different cell characteristics. In addition, Leclanché offers a number of specialized battery systems through its Portable Business Unit, such as customer-specific energy storage systems for defense and medical applications. Leclanché also distributes primary and secondary batteries and accessories of other producers.
SIX Swiss Exchange: ticker symbol LECN | ISIN CH 011 030 311 9
Disclaimer
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements relating to Leclanché’s business, which can be identified by terminology such as ‘strategic’, ‘proposes’, ‘to introduce’, ‘will’, ‘planned’, ‘expected’, ‘commitment’, ‘expects’, ‘set’, ‘preparing’, ‘plans’, ‘estimates’, ‘aims’, ‘would’, ‘potential’, ‘awaiting’, ‘estimated’, ‘proposal’, or similar expressions, or by expressed or implied discussions regarding the ramp up of Leclanché’s production capacity, potential applications for existing products, or regarding potential future revenues from any such products, or potential future sales or earnings of Leclanché or any of its business units. You should not place undue reliance on these statements. Such forward-looking statements reflect the current views of Leclanché regarding future events, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such statements. There can be no guarantee that Leclanché’s products will achieve any particular revenue levels. Nor can there be any guarantee that Leclanché, or any of the business units, will achieve any particular financial results.
| Language: | English |
| Company: | Leclanché SA |
| Av. des Sports 42 | |
| 1400 Yverdon-les-Bains | |
| Switzerland | |
| Phone: | +41 (24) 424 65-00 |
| Fax: | +41 (24) 424 65-20 |
| E-mail: | [email protected] |
| Internet: | www.leclanche.com |
| ISIN: | CH0110303119, CH0016271550 |
| Valor: | A1CUUB, 812950 |
| Listed: | Foreign Exchange(s) SIX |
| End of News | EQS Group News Service |